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Aguas Buenas Municipio, PR

Demographic and economic profile of Aguas Buenas Municipio, PR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Aguas Buenas Municipio is a small Puerto Rico municipality of 23,888 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 43.5% and an unemployment rate of 4.5%, reflecting a workforce constrained more by participation than job availability. Educational attainment is modest—20.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and median worker earnings stand at $19,677 against a poverty rate of 43.6%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $135,200 and median gross rent of $457/month, though the population has contracted 9.1% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

23,888

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$23,072

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-9.1% since 2018

Aguas Buenas Municipio lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Some Other Race Alone8,509 (36.0%)
  • White Alone7,381 (31.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,952 (16.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,838 (7.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,696 (7.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone238 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish22,379

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

594

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$14,407

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

43.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,922
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,360
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services797
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)786
  5. 5.Construction (Group)727

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,325
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,037
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,023
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,155
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,091

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.59×)640
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.58×)311
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.44×)1,336
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)462
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.13×)669

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$135,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$457/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,368 (23.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999683 (11.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999672 (11.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999538 (9.4%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999446 (7.8%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999418 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

75.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

43.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$19,677

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,470 (87.7%)
  • Carpooled526 (6.2%)
  • Worked At Home272 (3.2%)
  • Walked183 (2.1%)
  • Public Transit44 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.